Tamdoult

Tamdoult ⵜⴰⵎⴷⴷⵓⵍⵜ
Site of medieval town
Tamdoult Location within Morocco
Coordinates: 29.296101°N 8.32481°W / 29.296101; -8.32481
Country	Morocco
Region	Souss-Massa
Province	Tata
Foundation date	2nd century BC
Founded by	Berbers

Tamdult (also Tamedoult, Tamdlt; Arabic: تامدولت; Berber languages: ⵜⴰⵎⴷⴷⵓⵍⵜ) was a medieval city located near the Draa river south-east of Akka, Morocco. It was an important and flourishing stop in the Trans-Saharan trade route, linking Nul (Asrir), Ouadane, and Awdaghust^[1] to Sijilmasa, Massa and N'fis. The city was founded in the second century BC by the Berbers Shilha. In the ninth century one the sons of Idriss II, founder of the Idrisid dynasty, who had been given a principality in the Sous to reign over the Lamta tribe.^[2][3]

The city and its fortress were allegedly destroyed in the 14th century by a king of the Marinid dynasty. Today, the shrine of Sidi Mohamed ben Abdallah Ichanaoui is the only surviving structure in the ruins site.^{[citation needed]}

The Shrine of Sidi Shanawil is one of a number of shrines in the Anti-Atlas honoring, according to local narratives, Jewish prophets who died on their way to these communities coming from Palestine.^[4]

See also

• Akka
• Sijilmasa
• Sous

References

1. Forrest, Ian; Haour, Anne (2018-11-01). "Trust in Long-Distance Relationships, 1000–1600 ce". Past & Present (suppl_13): 190–213. doi:10.1093/pastj/gty025. ISSN 0031-2746.
2. oasis-akka.com. "Les ruines de Tamdoult". Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
3. McDougall, James; Scheele, Judith (2012). Saharan Frontiers:Space and Mobility in Northwest Africa (1st ed.). Indiana University Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-253-00131-3. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
4. Boum, Aomar (2010-03-01). "From 'Little Jerusalems' to the Promised Land: Zionism, Moroccan nationalism, and rural Jewish emigration". The Journal of North African Studies. 15: 51–69. doi:10.1080/13629380902745876. ISSN 1362-9387.